Apparatus for separating galvanized articles



Jam 9, 1945- v E. M. SKIPPER 2,366,879

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING GALVANIZED ARTICLES Filed Aug.- 8, 1942 cal housing Patented Jam-9, 1945 f UNITED STATES PAT-E omcs Y invention. relates. toran apparatus-for seprarating galvanized articles and its. principal 'ob- J'cct is to produce simplewand reliable inc-ans into which comparatively zsmaill::articles such, :for example, aswashersimaybe discharged-after b'emg removed from T3, galvanizing tb'ath .so that suchof the articles which .have adheredto each other may 'be readily separated. a i A primary .zfeature :cf. the invention consists in: providing 'aihousing inwhich .is ,rotatably mounted a substantially horizontal jiplate, -the peri-phery f the plate. being; spaced from (the sides of the housing so that articles dropped into the latter may fall to the bottom thereof and means being disposed above the plate and rotatable therewith for striking articles dropped into the housing and projecting themjtoward the sides thereof.

Another feature of the invention consists in providing the horizontal plate which is rotatably mounted in the housing with a arms which project beyond the periphery of the plate.

Still another feature of the invention consists in providing an upright'substantially cylindriwith a plurality of vertically spaced rotatable plates, the outer edges of said plates arilyplaced while being galvanized, may beread ily inserted therein and sufficiently tilted to discharge their contents :into the housing.

Rotatably mounted within the housing on an axis concentric therewith areapluralityof circularplatsfl and 5 respectively. Thezplates are ventically spaced and are preferably arranged, horizontally. They are both keyed or otherwise suitably madewrigid with .a vertical shaft 6 which is journaled in bearings fl and 8, each :of which i's'a'igidly supported by armsh9 connected in any suitable manner to the sidewallsuof thehous.

plurality of radial extend beyond the outer edge thereof to points being spaced from the side walls of the housing to provide dropped into thereof and openings through which articles the housing may fall to the bottom the top one of said plates being rigidly provided with radial arms for striking articles dropped into the housing and projecting them toward the sides thereof.

Other and more specificfeatures of the invention, residing in advantageous forms, combinations and relations of parts, will hereinafter appear and be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the aplparatus.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1. Referring more particularly to the drawing, l indicates the housing of the apparatus which is preferably of substantially cylindrical shape'in cross section. The

is provided with an overhanging hood or shield upper portion of the housing 2 which may, if desired, be formed integral therewith and it defines an opening 3 through which galvanized articles may be dropped into the housing. The opening is-of such size and shape that the wire baskets, in which articles are customjected against; the

:ing. .Justrbelow the. upper :plate 4., the shaft is preferably formed with \a thrust collar 1-0 which noeperates with bearing :1. j a The periphery of each ofthe plates .4 and 5 is spaced from the side walls of the housing to provide openings of sufiicient size to permit articles dropped into the housing to fall to the bottom thereof. Disposedabove the upper plate 4 and preferably made rigid therewith are a plurality of radial arms II. which, in addition to projecting above the upper surface of the plate,

than connect the motor shaft 13 to the vertical shaft 6 by gearing, a universal ,joint l4 between these two shafts will be found sufficient and, in

order that the motor shaft will not interfere with inserting the wire baskets used in galvanizing the articles into the housing, the motor shaft is arranged at a substantial angle to the vertical and extends into the housing on the side opposite the .opening 3.

With the shaft 6 being rotated at a speed of approximately 400 revolutions per minute, it will be readily appreciated that articles which are dropped into the housing will be struck with considerable force by the radial arms I I and prosides of the housing. They will then fall downwardly between the outer edge of the upper plate 4 and the housing. Some may fall all the way to the bottom of the housing, passing between the outer edge of the lower plate 5 and the side walls of the housing, while others by. hitting against the housing or the supporting arms 9 of bearing! will be deflected and fallupon the lower plate. Such of the articles as fall on the lower plate will be immediately thrown outwardly toward the walls of the housing because like the upper plate it is also rotating rapidly.

All the articles dropped into is preferably kept in the pain, so that, if the galvanized articles are introduced into the housing while they are still hot, they will be cooled by the water and thus prevented from again sticking together after once being separated.

The pan may be removed from the housing through an opening, not shown, in the base thereof which, if desired, maybe advantageously formed as a separate member [6 having at its lower edge an outwardly extending mar'ginalv e, I the marginal edge of said plate and the adjaflange l1.

From the foregoing, it will"be perceived that- I have devised a simple and reliable apparatusfor separating galvanized articles. Various modifications may, of course, be made in detail features of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is: I

1. In a machine of the class described, the

combination of a housing, a substantially horithe inner wall of the housing to provide a space through whicharticles dropped into the upper portion of the housing may fall to the bottom thereof, and means disposed above said plate and rotatable therewith for striking articles dropped into the housing and projecting them toward the an axis concentric therewith, the periphery of said plate being spaced from the inner wall of the housing to provide'an opening through which H articles dropped into the upper portion of the housing may'fall to the bottom thereof, and a plurality of radial arms arranged above said plate and. rotatable therewith for strikingarticles dropped into the housing so as to project them toward the sides thereof, the outr ends of said arms extending into the space between cent .wall of said housing.

3. In a machine of the classfdescribed, the

outwardly of the marginal edge thereof for strik ing articles dropped into the housing and, projecting them toward the sides rotation of said arms EDWARD M. SKIPPER.

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